Rudy woke up, took a bath (had a few quickies with Angelica), and ate breakfast with Lucy.
"Mom hasn't returned yet?" he asked Lucy.
"You woke up earlier than usual. Her shift shouldn't have ended yet," she responded.
"I went to bed early, so I don't even know when she went to work," he sighed.
"Where were you, though?" Lucy asked while acting normal.
"Uhh… I was with my friend."
"Who, Eric?" she asked.
'Mom must have told her a few things about me,' Rudy uttered inwardly.
"No. Alice. She is my… childhood friend."
"Oh, I know that. Your mother showed me the photo album of your childhood pictures."
"Is that so…?"
"Yes! You were so cute when you were a kid!" she said cheerfully.
Rudy squinted his eyes and asked, "Why are you saying it like I am no longer cute?"
"Hmm~" Lucy hummed in amusement and said, "You are handsome, not cute."
"Oh…! That's right!"
